Barbados vs Belize: Number of people living in urban and rural areas
Barbados
168,725 people
in 2025
Belize
175,776 people
in 2025
Barbados rank
186th
Belize rank
183rd
Number of people living in urban and rural areas over time
- Barbados
- Belize
How they compare
Belize currently reports 175,776 people against 168,725 people in Barbados, a difference of 7,051 people.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 76 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Barbados ahead.
Barbados ranks 186th and Belize ranks 183rd of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 7 and Belize in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Belize | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 88,325 people | 42,785 people | 45,540 people | Barbados |
| 1960s | 101,490 people | 56,121 people | 45,369 people | Barbados |
| 1970s | 136,191 people | 69,408 people | 66,783 people | Barbados |
| 1980s | 162,069 people | 80,134 people | 81,935 people | Barbados |
| 1990s | 165,172 people | 97,096 people | 68,076 people | Barbados |
| 2000s | 163,049 people | 128,930 people | 34,119 people | Barbados |
| 2010s | 165,012 people | 155,481 people | 9,532 people | Barbados |
| 2020s | 167,779 people | 171,055 people | 3,277 people | Belize |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of people living in urban and rural areas, Barbados or Belize?
- Belize, at 175,776 people against 168,725 people in Barbados as of 2025.
- What is the difference in number of people living in urban and rural areas between Barbados and Belize?
- 7,051 people, with Belize ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Belize?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
- How do Barbados and Belize rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas?
- Barbados ranks 186th and Belize ranks 183rd of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Number of people living in urban and rural areas. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of people living in urban areas, based on each country's national definition.